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MIAMI - With one third-inning swing Tuesday, Giancarlo Stanton became the first Marlin since Dan Uggla in 2010 to reach the 30-homer and 100-RBI plateaus. He's already achieved the third-highest homer total in club history behind Garry Sheffield's 42 in 1996 and the 37 Stanton blasted in 2012. The long ball is a key component of Stanton's success as a run producer, but he's employed plenty of other methods of knocking in runs. Only five other major leaguers have more OBI (Others Batted In)

MIAMI - The Marlins brought back their top pitching prospect for the September run, but manager Mike Redmond was unsure how or when Andrew Heaney would get any innings. Heaney was one of four players the Marlins recalled from Triple-A New Orleans along with right-hander Anthony DeSclafani, first baseman Justin Bour and infielder Kike Hernandez. Though both Bour and Hernandez put together nice numbers with the Zephyrs, Redmond said both primarily will come off the bench.

The Marlins' added two bullpen arms Monday and one more is returning to action Tuesday. Left-hander Dan Jennings and right-hander Carter Capps both were activated from the disabled list. Jennings was out with a concussion, and Capps hadn't pitched since May 25 due to a right elbow sprain. Neither pitched in Monday's 9-6 win over the Mets. Jennings doesn't anticipate any issues coming back after taking a Jordy Mercer liner off the head in Pittsburgh last month. He completed a rehab assignment last week without issue.

CORAL GABLES - While seemingly everyone else plays, the Hurricanes will wait. When college football teams across the country play in their respective openers Saturday, Miami will be at practice, still more than 48 hours from starting its season. And while they'll be busy with their final preparations for Louisville, Miami coach Al Golden said Friday he wants his team to find some time Saturday to enjoy watching what's happening around them. “They'll have a pretty busy Saturday, but are the TVs going to be on in the building?

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Giancarlo Stanton sent ripples through the game this week when he was quoted on Yahoo! Sports as saying: "Five months doesn't change five years. " That led to all manner of speculation about Stanton's level of content as a Miami Marlin. Before Wednesday night's series finale against the Angels, Stanton clarified what he meant. In no way was it a cryptic code for his desire to play elsewhere at the first opportunity. "There is no answer to what my future is," Stanton said.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - About two hours before first pitch Tuesday, reliever Bryan Morris left the visitors' clubhouse at Angel Stadium in street clothes. Morris is heading back to South Florida to get his right hip checked out. President of Baseball Operations Michael Hill said Morris, the club's primary set-up man, began complaining if discomfort Saturday in Colorado. "I don't want to jump to any conclusions, but at the moment I don't think it's anything major," Hill said.

CORAL GABLES - A day after the Hurricanes named freshman Brad Kaaya their starter, the two more experienced quarterbacks on Miami's roster both said they'll do everything possible to help him transition into his new role. Ryan Williams , who'd been Miami's projected starter until tearing his ACL during spring practice, will be traveling to Louisville with the Hurricanes for Miami's opener next Monday and said he's going to make sure he offers as much support and advice to Kaaya as possible - especially considering the fact he played as a true freshman at Memphis before transferring to Miami.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Marcell Ozuna for the last week and a half has hit like a cleanup hitter. Manager Mike Redmond saw fit to bestow him with the title Monday. Ozuna for the first time this season saw his name in the four-hole before Monday's late game against the Los Angeles Angels. Casey McGehee cooling coupled with Ozuna's scorching bat prompted Redmond to make the switch. "He's been driving in runs and getting big hits," Redmond said. "It seems like a perfect time to get our hottest hitter hitting behind [Giancarlo Stanton]

The Marlins lost to the Rockies late Saturday in 13 innings. It would have been 12 if not for Adeiny Hechavarria. With two out and runners at the corners, Justin Morneau hit a pop into short left-center. With Christian Yelich and Marcell Ozuna both playing deep, Hechavarria was the only fielder with a shot at it. He sprinted to the ball and made a backhanded, overhead catch before tumbling to the ground. The play left Morneau and everyone else at Coors Field in disbelief. "Even when he got to it he was in such a weird angle to catch it, I didn't think there was any chance," third baseman Casey McGehee said.